Agist
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /əˈd͡ʒɪst/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Agist is a verb meaning (transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
Meaning
(transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.
Word Forms
- agists
- agisting
- agisted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include feed, graze, repasture, forage, surcharge, paddock.
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